Alex G – ‘Harvey’

As acclaim from 'DSU' continues to roll in...

Initially a secret only spread through BandCamp, Alex G's music has slowly, gracefully reached a cult audience.

It's easy to see why. Even at the artist's most obtuse, there's the feeling of being let into a secret world, a frank intimacy which seeps into every note.

New album 'DSU' is something of a breakthrough, with Clash writer Mat Smith opining that the record is "enduring evidence that the purest, most interesting music inevitably comes without hefty production or marketing budgets."

Album highlight 'Harvey' has received the video treatment, and it's a pleasingly eccentric. Directed by Colin Acchione, it displays an oddly menacing party scene…

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